No Reserve
8080
Rolex
Ref. 69178
Datejust
A fine and rare lady’s yellow gold wristwatch with center seconds, date, Ferrite dial, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$78,000 - 120,000•€9,200 - 14,100$10,000 - 15,400
HK$69,850
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1991
- Reference No
- 69178
- Movement No
- 2’207’846
- Case No
- X223’848
- Model Name
- Datejust
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 2135, 29 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet, max length165mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K yellow gold Rolex concealed folding clasp, stamped “F”
- Dimensions
- 26mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex guarantee stamped Gerhard D. Wempe Germany and dated 11th December 1992, 1991-1992 calendar, red leather card holder, instruction manual, product literature, hang tag, embroidered fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- The present Datejust ref. 69178 is a petite watch with a grand presence. This elegant yellow gold watch is fitted with a highly desirable, dark and mysterious natural stone dial. Not dissimilar to meteorite, Ferrite is a ceramic alloy with a surprising sheen, which gives the dial a gorgeous graphic appearance. Topped with applied yellow gold Roman numerals and a date aperture at 3 o’clock, this charming Datejust can be worn up or down and adapted to any lifestyle.
- The present example from 1991 bears an “X” serial and is offered in excellent overall condition with its guarantee and original embroidered presentation box.
- The present example from 1991 bears an “X” serial and is offered in excellent overall condition with its guarantee and original embroidered presentation box.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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